Corporate Lawyer, Sonos
In-house Legal Counsel, EMEA
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Wireless audio experience company
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Wireless audio experience company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide music lovers with the tools to enjoy their favourite sounds anywhere, any time.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years experience at a law firm or in-house, preferably at a consumer electronics or technology company. Direct experience with go-to-market matters is preferred
- Fluency in both English and Dutch. Additional languages are a plus, with German strongly preferred
- Transactional experience with various agreements (dealer/distributor agreements, agency agreements, MSAs, etc.)
- EU Competition law knowledge and experience, preferably with selective distribution
- Basic understanding of EU law and EU legislative process
- Basic experience with business litigation
- Able to periodically travel or attend an office location when necessary
What the job involves
- The Legal Counsel will serve as part of our corporate legal group and be a senior advisor to our EMEA sales and marketing teams and support litigation and compliance work across the company
- You will be a problem-solver, trusted advisor, and active participant in the business
- You will apply your relevant legal background and expertise as well as think quickly on your feet, learn new areas of law, and be able to handle legal issues that you haven’t previously faced
- Partner cross-functionally with our EMEA go-to-market function, advising on legal issues related to sales, marketing, and distribution matters, including pricing and competition law. reporting to our Director, Legal – GTM and APAC
- Assist on matters related to local and international regulations and considerations international compliance and litigation, including working with our global teams to ensure compliance with EMEA-specific regulations and considerations.
- Help to advise sales teams on key relationships with dealers and distributors in the EMEA region, including negotiation of dealer and distributor agreements
- Manage the legal aspects of the Selective Distribution Network in EMEA, including all related legal policies and competition law aspects
- Help to advise marketing and operational/staff functions in the EMEA region, including negotiating agency/vendor agreements, compliance (including advertising, consumer law, and eCommerce compliance), and consumer communications
- Work with and manage outside counsel as necessary related to the above
- Work cross-functionally with various regional stakeholders, ensuring that legal matters are effectively and efficiently managed
- Able to understand technical concepts, and identify and explain risks to many company stakeholders, including those unfamiliar with legal concepts
Our take
Sonos is a highly reputed global manufacturer of top tier speakers. Since being founded in 2002 it has become a market leading audio product brand, partnering with over 100 music services companies and putting products in nearly 11 million households worldwide.
Sonos' strong brand reputation has seen it carve out space in a competitive market alongside giants like Amazon and Alphabet, who are similarly targeting the connected audio home market. Sonos have perhaps been smart in keeping their product selection relatively modest, focusing instead on strategic partnerships that embed their products across different markets. They are, for example, partnered with Audi to provide their first in-car sound system.
As companies began adopting remote and hybrid work, Sonos benefitted from a period of increased consumer focus on refitting the leisure and work facilities of their homes. This includes speakers and smart speakers, which account for the vast majority of Sonos revenue. This trend is only set to continue, with the global home audio market expected to exceed $70 billion by 2030. As a market leader, Sonos is in good stead to continue its sustained growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2013
$25m
LATE VC
Jun 2012
$135m
SERIES F
Total funding: $227m
Company benefits
- Free premium memberships
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
Company values
- Respect - We show up on time, listen attentively, assume good intent, and contribute with caring candour
- Transparency - We share motives, decisions, knowledge, issues, and data with everyone who needs to know
- Collaboration - We eagerly request and offer help, and we appreciate diverse viewpoints and healthy debate
- Ownership - We prioritise long-term value over short-term goals and embrace any task
Company HQ
Lower State, Santa Barbara, CA
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Leadership
Patrick Spence
(CEO)Previous Senior VP and Managing Director at BlackBerry.
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